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Granite State Debates, 1st CD: Frustration with Congress

The candidates in the 1st Congressional District discuss Americans' frustration with Congress.

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Updated: 8:15 PM EDT Oct 27, 2014

Granite State Debates, 1st CD: Frustration with Congress

The candidates in the 1st Congressional District discuss Americans' frustration with Congress.

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WEBVTT COME UNDER. IT HAS TO BE PROPER MANAGEMENT AND PROPER THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM JAMES PINDELL AND OVER THE WEEKEND, A NEW POLL SET A RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANSD IT WITH REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS AND DEMOCRAT THEY SAY THERE IS TOO MUCH TALKING AND NOT ENOUGH DOING. WHEN YOU WERE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, YOU WERE A MEMBER OF THE LEAST PRODUCTIVE CONGRESS IN U.S. HISTORY. THAT WAS UNTIL YOU RETURN TO CONGRESS, CONGRESSMAN SHEA-PORTER, AND NOW YOU ARE WITH THE TITLE OF THE LEAST PRODUCTIVE CONGRESS IN HISTORY. WITH SO LITTLE GETTING DONE, WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MA IF YOU ARE ELECTED OVER YOUR OPPONENT? A GREAT DEAL. OUR COUNTRY IS HURTING. CAROL SHEA-PORTER HAS BEEN IN CONGRESS SIX YEA WHAT DO WE HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT? $18 TRILLION IN LONG-TERM DEBT, A DEFICIT, FAMILIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHO ARE STRU PEOPLE HAVE TO GET TWO AND THREE JOBS TO JUST TRY TO MEAN THE SAME AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE THEYG WHEN CAROL SHEA-PORTER FIRST CAME INTO CONGRESS. YOUR REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS A GREAT DEAL. WHEN I WAS MAYOR, I WORKED TO BALANCE BUDGETS, CUT TAXES, MAKE PEOPLE SAFER, AND I TOOK THAT SAME APPROACH WHEN I SERVED ONE TERM IN CONGRESS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THREE BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW BY THIS PRESIDENT OF THE WORKED IN THE HOUSE. WORKED WITH THE SENATE IN A BIPARTISAN FASHIONCAME HOME. HAD SIX JOB FAIRS, TRYING TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. THOSE THINGS MATTER. WHO REPRESENTS US DOES M IS PASSING LEGISLATION THE BEST MEASURE? DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I WAS ALSO PART OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE HISTORY IN CONGRESS -- PRODUCTIVE CONGRESS IN HISTORY SINCE ROOSEVELT. WHEN DEMOCRATS WERE IN THE HOUSE, WE WERE PRODUCTIVE AN LOT OF LEGISLATION TO STOP THE COUNTRY FALLING INTO DEPRESSION. THAT WAS OTHER COMPETENCE. DURING THE REPUBLICAN TAKEOVER BY THE TEA PARTY IN 2010, IT GOT VERY DIFFICULT. WE HAVE A SPEAKER, JOHN WEINER, WHO IS UNABLE TO GET HIS FOOT SOLDIERS TOGI WOULD POINT OUT THAT FRANK SAYS HE IS BIPARTISAN, BUT HE WAS NOT EVEN BIPARTI AND THEY HAD THE RYAN BUDGET, THEY HAD A REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMISSION BUDGET, ANR THAT, AND THE REPUBLICANS HAD BECOME VOTE THAT BUDGET D DEMOCRATS DECIDED TO MAKE THE REPUBLICANS SAY NO TO THAT BUDGET. THAT WAS NOT A BIPARTISAN BUDGET. IT WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE MIDDLE CLASS DESTROYED 30% OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WOULD

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Granite State Debates, 1st CD: Frustration with Congress

The candidates in the 1st Congressional District discuss Americans' frustration with Congress.